SOLUTION: 2x-6=3(x-1)

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Question 52699: 2x-6=3(x-1)
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2x-6=3(x-1)
2x-6=3(x)+3(-1)
2x-6=3x-3
-3x+2x-6=-3x+3x-3
-x-6=-3
-x-6+6=-3+6
-x=3
-x/-1=3/-1
x=-3
Check, substitute answer back into the equation to see if it's true:
2(-3)-6=3(-3-1)
-6-6=3(-4)
-12=-12 True
Yippee!!! We're right!!!!! x=-3